[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK (04W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST WED APR 1 2015

...EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK PASSING NORTH OF YAP...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON THE ISLANDS OF FAIS...ULITHI AND YAP IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TYPHOON WARNING FOR FAIS HAS BEEN CANCELED. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED ON FAIS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULITHI IN YAP STATE. SUPER
TYPHOON MAYSAK CONTINUES MOVING AWAY AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE
WINDING DOWN. HOWEVER...DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39
MPH OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND IN YAP STATE.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE STILL OCCURRING AND TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY
IN THE NORTHERN YAP WATERS.

SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.5N 138.1E

ABOUT 170 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF FAIS
ABOUT 110 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ULITHI
ABOUT  70 MILES NORTH OF YAP AND
ABOUT 495 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...270 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK IS PASSING NORTH OF YAP NOW AND IS BEGINNING TO
MOVE AWAY FROM YAP. MAYSAK REMAINS A STRONG CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON WITH
160 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. MAYSAK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A SUPER
TYPHOON DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS.  MAYSAK IS MOVING WESTWARD AND IS
EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS FORECAST TRACK WILL PERMIT CONDITIONS TO
IMPROVE ACROSS ALL OF YAP STATE.

...FAIS...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK HAS MOVED FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM FAIS TO ALLOW
WINDS TO SUBSIDE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HOWEVER...SEAS IN THE
VICINITY OF FAIS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY. LISTEN FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH
BY NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS AND SURF CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS. SEAS OF 11
TO 14 FEET THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET
BY THIS AFTERNOON. PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 13 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO
AROUND 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SOME MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION IS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

...ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED! SUPER TYPHOON
MAYSAK CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM ULITHI WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED
BELOW TYPHOON FORCE. HOWEVER...DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OF 39 MPH OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER THAT WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. SEAS IN THE VICINITY
OF ULITHI WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM ULITHI. SOUTHWEST
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND
SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13
FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.  PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 17 FEET WILL SUBSIDE
TO AROUND 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET
IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON YAP DURING THE
PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. TYPHOON CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORES AND NORTHERN COASTAL
WATERS. REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED! ENSURE THAT YOU
HAVE FOOD AND WATER THAT WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LISTEN
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR ANOTHER DAY
OR SO. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON MAYSAK IS PASSING NORTH OF YAP AS A MAJOR CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON
WITH WINDS OF 160 MPH. WEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DURING THIS TIME TYPHOON FORCE WINDS MAY
BE OCCURRING ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORES AND NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS
OF YAP. WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 25
AND 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. IN
ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 22 FEET AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF 4
TO 6 FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING DURING
THE PASSAGE OF MAYSAK. COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 20 FT THIS MORNING WILL
SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET TONIGHT. DANGEROUS SURF OF 22 FEET
THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW 15 FEET THIS EVENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON AT 300 PM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MCELROY/STANKO


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